The family of a passenger who died in a multiple-victim city centre horror crash has hit out at people who filmed the scene of the incident.

Six people died in the Belgrave Middleway crash in Birmingham city centre in the early hours of December 17, last year.

The family of Tauqeer Hussain have slammed individuals who filmed the aftermath of the smash, before posting footage on social media sites such as Facebook.

Tauqeer Hussain who died in the crash

The family said: "People are inquisitive, but when it comes to pulling out mobile phones to record tragedies or providing a running commentary to post on social media sites, you really get to see the extent of how humanity is being lost."

Driver Kasar Jehangir lost control of his Audi S3 as he was trying to negotiate a bend between Lee Bank Middleway and Belgrave Middleway before crashing into an oncoming taxi.

Birmingham Coroner’s Court heard the taxi then collided with a Toyota Yaris, while six other vehicles were involved in tragedy, which happened just after 1am.

The statement said: "Nearly six months on again we have to painfully revisit what we went through and are having to deal with our loved ones who are no longer with us being the focus of public attention.

"Tauqeer will always be remembered for his kindness, loyalty and all the silly things he did as part of his personality that made us laugh. He was what a brother should be annoying but there when you needed him. He stepped up when it came to being there putting others needs before his own.

"His memories have left us with the best part of him; which are giving, family and being there for one another.

"We are blessed to have received the support we did, thank you to our family and friends who helped us in our time of need, we will never forget the support from our family liaison officers Stuart and Rob and from our hearts we thank you.

"We have said before and maintain that our loved ones had no dignity in their death.

"Six lives were lost and with them families have been torn apart. We wish now to grieve in private and ask that people please respect this. Rest in peace to all those who lost their lives on this tragic night. Rest in peace Tauqeer."

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The family of Mohammed Fahsha, who also died while a passenger in the Audi said: "Since the early hours of 17th December 2017, for six families time has stood still and the events of that tragic night have not left us.

Mohammed Fahsha.

"We miss Fahsha everyday and have daily reminders of what we as a family have lost.

"First and foremost, he was an integral member of our family loved by his parents, brothers, sisters, nephews and nieces whom meant the world to him.

"Fahsha was a kind, gentle, outgoing, happy individual and will be remembered by his close family and friends as a man that never went without a smile.

"His love for his family and close friends was only primary to his love for his football team Aston Villa.

"I feel as a family this is the right time to thank the police especially our two family liaison officers Stuart Allen and Rob Williams who have treated us with the upmost respect and made these last five months more manageable and easier.

"We, again, would like to ask the various media platforms to allow us to grieve in private and to try to aim to bring some type of normality back into our lives after today’s inquest.

"Six lives were lost; no doubt leaving behind thousands of mourners and as a community we should try to learn the harsh realities of the most difficult of lessons."

Imtiaz Mohammed

Following a hearing over two days, Coroner Louise Hunt recorded that all six people died as a result of a road traffic collision, describing the incident as a “terrible tragedy”.

The court heard the driver of the Audi, Mr Jehangir, had cannabis in his system.

She said: “The fundamental cause of this collision was driving at excessive speed of between 94 and 100mph through a shallow left hand bend on a road with a 40mph speed limit with defective tyres and was contributed to by driving under the influence of cannabis.”